Pan Hung is Lily, a humble bus conductor hired by Hong Kong commodities trader Sean Lau to be his connection to the Shanghai stock market. Lily finds the job surprisingly easy, and the duo begins to make big money. But at what price? With wealth and prosperity a driving daily goal for Lily, will her own family come to bear the cost? Director Lee Lok See uses his Shanghai focus to great effect, finding many avenues and opportunities for his satirical observations and cultural clashes. With capitalism and communism going head on in the rapidly growing city of Shanghai, which value system will ultimately live in each person's heart?

故事发生在灯红酒绿车水马龙的繁华上海滩，王先生（林栋甫 饰）从小就生活在这里，从头到脚，从里到外，都是一个地地道道的上海男人。妻子王太太（王文丽 饰）整日浸淫在麻坛里，自然无暇顾及丈夫，女儿阿囡（卢焱 饰）更是谈起了恋爱，心中只有男友没有老爸。 形单影只的王先生分外寂寞 ，只能找到被贬职的小陈（宗晓军 饰），两人互相作伴，一起消磨时间。就在此时，一位名叫伊雯（张瑜 饰）的舞女出现在了王先生的生命里，机缘巧合之下，王先生竟然成为了将伊雯救出水深火热之中的救命恩人，两人之间牵扯出了一段情缘，不过这一切，可不能让王太太知道。